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The Sheldon Tui Chub is an extremely rare fish that lives in creeks and springs around the Fish Creek Table located within the Sheldon NWR, Nevada, which is the high desert. Information was tough to find but there are thought to be somewhere between 1 and 9 isolated spots where these fish still exists. This is all that is left from a much wetter past. In the photo is Fish Springs which may be one of those spots. I didn't see any.

September 2026 - My second time at Fish Springs Campground - Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge. This time for 3 nights. The nearest cell phone signal is well over an hour away. I only saw a handful of cars pass by the whole time.

This is about as alone as you can get in the USA.

The little bushtits.

There's a large flock that moves about the neighborhood and about once an hour they flash mob the suet feeder.

This is Maryhill Washington on the Columbia River. This was once the estate of a fabulously wealthy couple and now contains a state campground, winery, farm, world class art museum, and a life size replica of the original Stonehenge.

This is Maryhill Washington on the Columbia River. This was once the estate of a fabulously wealthy couple and now contains a state campground, winery, farm, world class art museum, and a life size replica of the original Stonehenge.

I visited the Oregon Sunstone collection area back in June. I camped for a few days off the main road that cuts through the middle of the collection zone.

I logged about 15 miles of walking around the area. I definitely got off the beaten path. I found there to be an infinite amount of small sunstone pieces most everywhere. Nothing bigger than a dime as you can see in the photos.

I was surprised that I didn't find some bigger stones. Not a lot of them but at least a few.

My question is that if I had dug a big hole would I have had a better chance of finding something good as opposed to wandering around like I did?

I am going to be in the area again in a few weeks and was wondering if I should go back and try something different.

Thanks

I never get tired of the tide pools.

This is Cape Blanco, Oregon on the north side of the cape. Taken in July 2026.

I use a high powered zoom to get interesting close ups and angles that bring out all of the glory and strangeness of the tidal zone.

I never get tired of the tide pools.

This is Cape Blanco, Oregon on the north side of the cape. Taken in July 2026.

I use a high powered zoom to get interesting close ups and angles that bring out all of the glory and strangeness of the tidal zone.

Sunsets at Chickahominy Reservoir rarely disappoints.

The blotches in the photo are from swarms of insects - luckily the kind that do not bite.

Sunsets at Chickahominy Reservoir rarely disappoints.

The blotches in the photo are from swarms of insects - luckily the kind that do not bite.